Becker's Healthcare May 20, 2024
The FDA has given Elon Musk’s Neuralink the green light to implant its brain chip into a second person, The Wall Street Journal reported May 20.
The approval comes a few weeks after the first patient experienced issues with the implant. The company has proposed fixes to the issue, including implanting the device threads 8 millimeters into the brains’ motor cortex, compared to the 3-to-5 millimeters implanted into the first patient.
In March, Neuralink introduced 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh as the first patient to have received its brain chip...
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